Gas-powered leaf blowers are banned in the City of Newton between Memorial Day and Labor Day (Monday, September 5). Only one electric or battery-powered leaf blower per lot is allowed. All commercial landscapers who use leaf blowers in Newton need … Read More
Mass Save is offering $75 to come and pick up your working, inefficient fridge or freezer. You can avoid the hassle of disposing of it yourself and know that it will be recycled responsibly, keeping hazardous material waste out of … Read More
On Wednesday, June 8 at 6:30pm, join WBUR environmental correspondent Barbara Moran for a conversation exploring the importance of local food and understanding where your dinner comes from with Tamar Haspel, Washington Post columnist and author of “To Boldly Grow: … Read More
Last week we described the benefits of adding native plants to your yard to support pollinators. This week we want to talk a bit about invasive plants, the non-native species that were introduced here intentionally or accidentally and tend to … Read More
The Newton Free Library’s Library of Things offers many useful and fun items that you can check out just like a book. Among the items available is a Portable Movie Projector and 120″ Screen that you can use to create … Read More
Learn how to make healthy plant-based food with the Sierra Club’s Plant-based Planet Team. The event is free and open to the public. After registering, instructions for joining via Zoom or phone will be sent one day in advance. Contact … Read More
Gas stoves can make the air in your kitchen more polluted than recommended outdoor clean air quality standards. Burning gas releases nitrogen dioxide, small particulate matter, and carbon monoxide–all components of air pollution. Cooking on a gas stove increases kids’ … Read More
This exciting series on biodiverse homes and gardens continues this month. On Wednesday, May 18 at 7pm, Elise Bernstein will walk you through the steps to increase biodiversity on your property and practices you can use as cold weather approaches. There … Read More
It’s important that we acknowledge and move beyond entrenched myths about what truly sustainable construction is and isn’t. It’s also important that we call out newer myths that are hampering efforts to decarbonize the building sector—efforts that we must accelerate … Read More
With bird and other pollinator populations in steep decline, one of the best things you can do is add native plants to your yard. Native plants are considered those that were present before European colonization, and they have a wide … Read More
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